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frost guard windshield cover

esmerelda — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 15:03:41 GMT

I don’t need it but that cardinal print makes me want to buy!

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drizzellla — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 15:28:40 GMT

I just looked at the selection. There are some nice looking Frost Guards.

But I have at least 3 of the plain looking ones buried in the garage. If I bought a couple of the newer designs, I bet I wouldn't use them either.

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wagirl — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 15:37:54 GMT

these are one of the few things I've bought that actually do their job---both the hubs and I have one and use it religiously when needed---saves us so much time and effort.

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sunshine45 — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 15:55:40 GMT

definitely a great product.....does the job, easy to use.

about two years ago i gave all of my family members these for christmas and they are all used frequently.

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patbz — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 16:02:23 GMT

We use these religiously as needed( live in the mountains). We had a lot of wind last time we used it so put a small rock to weight it down; it froze and it took us 15 minutes to get that rock loose!

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MorningLover — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 16:02:55 GMT

I haven't tried one, but there are several different prints to choose from. I'd have a hard time picking. Looks like there are many good reviews.

Cardinal Print

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likeitis — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 16:07:16 GMT

Absolutely love this product. Bought one the first year that they came out, and have used it every year during our Michigan Winters.

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Jordan2 — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 16:21:22 GMT

@drizzellla wrote:
I just looked at the selection. There are some nice looking Frost Guards.

But I have at least 3 of the plain looking ones buried in the garage. If I bought a couple of the newer designs, I bet I wouldn't use them either.

I bought an earlier version of this, I really didn't use it much. Then they came out with the one that has a flap you can tuck into your car door and the outside mirror covers, so I bought that too ( I gave away the first one to my nephew). Honestly, I don't use it that often, I forget to put it on before a possible snowfall, it sits rolled up behind a chair in my livingroom. I find when it's icy the mirror covers are hard to get off (the bungee cord you tighten it on with becomes hard to loosen up). I find it's not really worth the trouble.

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Kachina624 — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 17:11:48 GMT

I love the cardinal design too but since I retired, I've made it a policy to never go anywhere early enough so as to worry about having to scrape frost. I let the sun take care of it, then saunter forth after noon.

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esmerelda — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 17:18:12 GMT

@Kachina624 I’m often out before noon but the sun usually has the windshield and driver’s side wi Dow’s clear for me.

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hckynut — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 17:50:06 GMT

Even though we live in NE this is something neither of us would rarely, if ever use or need. Didn't use them when I worked and parked in a 2,000 vehicle parking lot, which was a wide open windy piece of concrete where the winds in winter were pretty strong and brisk.

We actually park our vehicles in our 2 car garage. Unlike most around us/friends and neighbors, we have a storage shed to store things(much of what I see in garages?) that I actually use. Makes no sense to me, but?

Our newer neighbors have a 2 car garage and 5-6-7(?) people living in their home. Fortunately they have a huge paved area and a long driveway as I see a minimum of 4 cars parked outside every night, none in the garage.

These people mentioned above I have seen spend lots of time(brrr) brushing/scraping/cussing, hand some even do 1 of the dumbest things(which should earn them a moving citation), driving looking through a "peep hole" in the windshield/side windows and some don't bother to even brush inches of snow off their rear window. Guess they thing their rear window defroster will eventually do it for them.

Garages that I see with 2 even 3 stalls are mostly used for storage while they park their vehicles out in the snow, sometimes ice, covering the whole vehicle. But, their mostly unused "stuff" is nice and dry. Hey! They buy auto/remote start kits, so their just peachy.

Guess I'm just different as I always have used my 1 and 2 car garages to park our vehicles.

hckynut(john)

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giddy up — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 18:12:47 GMT

I always buy black. The black absorbs the most heat out of the ambient air temperature when the sun is shining so every little bit of heat helps. I really like this newer version of this with the door flaps which help keep it planted on the windshield in wind. It might still blow up a bit in wind though but still better than the original version without the flaps. That one would rise up in the wind like a sail.

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sunshine45 — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 18:35:36 GMT

speaking for myself......we have a two car garage.

we have four cars. two cars HAVE to be sitting on the driveway or on the street.

even if your cars are inside at your home garage, there is still need for this type of item when you are at work, school, visiting, or out doing errands.